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Quayside Urban Design Guidelines (Blocks 1 & 2)
Published by City of Toronto
This is the City of Toronto’s document, as published on its website on 20 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice
- Type
- Guide
- Published by
- City of Toronto
- Date
- April 2026
- Also called
- Quayside (Blocks 1 and 2) Urban Design Guidelines
- For
- designer
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 44
Overview
Toronto's Quayside Urban Design Guidelines for Blocks 1 and 2, dated April 2026, a 44-page City Planning document for the Quayside waterfront district at Parliament Street and Queens Quay East. Chapters cover the project vision with design principles, key moves, integrated Indigeneity and sustainability; the public realm including the Community Forest, public streets and ground floor animation; mobility, with pedestrian, transit, bicycle and vehicular access and loading; and building design, covering built form massing and architectural character.
What it covers
- Project Vision
- Vision
- Design Principles
- Key Moves
- Integrated Indigeneity
- Site and Context
- Sustainability
- Purpose of these Guidelines
- Public Realm
- Community Forest
- Public Streets
- Ground Floor Animation
- Mobility
- Pedestrian and Transit Access
- Bicycle Access
- Vehicular Access and Loading
- Building Design
- Built Form Massing
- Architectural Character
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